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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2012

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S E N A T E R E S O L U T I O N

HONORING PETER L. NERO ON HIS RETIREMENT

AFTER ALMOST THIRTY-FOUR YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE

EDUCATING THE CHILDREN OF RHODE ISLAND

     Introduced By: Senators Gallo, DeVall, Lanzi, Miller, and Ruggerio

     Date Introduced: June 06, 2012

     Referred To: Recommended for Immediate Consideration

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     WHEREAS, To the very good fortune of many public school students, Peter Nero began

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his dedicated career in the field of education as a teacher with the Stoughton Public Schools in

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September of 1976.  In November of 1978, he took a position with the City of Cranston School

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Department and has been educating the city’s students ever since; and

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     WHEREAS, Holding myriad positions during his tenure as an educator, Mr. Nero was a

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classroom teacher from 1978 until 1997, at which time he was named Assistant Principal of

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Cranston High School East.  In 1999, he was appointed Principal of Western Hills Middle School,

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and in 2006, he was promoted to Assistant Superintendent of Schools; and

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     WHEREAS, With a Master’s degree in Education Administration and more than thirty

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years of experience, both administrative and in the classroom, Mr. Nero was named

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Superintendent of the Cranston School Department in 2009; and

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     WHEREAS, Although dealing with difficult economic times, Superintendent Nero has

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carried out his responsibilities with commitment, skill, and enthusiasm.  He has always

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endeavored to tailor and mold the Cranston School system into a uniquely individualized

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experience for the rich diversity of students that pass through its doors; and

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     WHEREAS, In addition to his busy school schedule, Superintendent Nero has assisted a

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panoply of educational committees, including the Cranston Curriculum Council, the Rhode Island

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Consortium of Urban Districts, and the New Teacher Evaluation Committee.  He is a member of

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the Board of Directors for numerous organizations, including the West Bay Collaborative and the

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New England Laborers/Cranston Public Schools Charter School; and  

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     WHEREAS, A lifelong learner, Superintendent Nero is affiliated with numerous

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professional organizations and has been honored by his peers for meritorious service and Lifetime

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Achievement, and is an inductee into the Cranston Hall of Fame; and

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     WHEREAS, The accomplishments and strides Superintendent Nero has made in the

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educational experiences of the children in Cranston will be felt for generations, and his numerous

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and selfless accomplishments serve as a model for all our educational leaders; now, therefore be it

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     RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

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hereby honors and commends Superintendent Peter Nero on his retirement after more than 34

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outstanding years with the City of Cranston’s School Department.  We thank him for all his

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efforts, and wish him good health, fulfillment, and much success in all his future endeavors; and

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be it further

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     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and he hereby is authorized and directed to

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transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Mr. Peter L. Nero.

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